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Re: Mike Stanton a Red

His DIPS ERA has actually been great for a number of years.

I rememeber what Guardado's presence did for the whole bullpen last year, with everyone having a more defining role.

Stanton could be like Todd Jones. Not great stuff, but enough to get by for an inning, and gives us better overall depth in the bullpen. He would certainly be a stabilizing influence for guys like Bray, Coffey and Majewski.

Re: Mike Stanton a Red

Hard to say if it's a good signing since we don't know the money yet, but the guy has been a good pitcher the last 3 seasons.

He keeps the ball in the park and has been pretty unlucky the last couple years. he's a better pitcher than his ERA indicates. Since he's 39 and we gave him a 2-year deal, I'm guessing we didn't have to pay a ton of money. If that's the case, this signing shouldn't be too bad.

He's also not really a true LOOGY, as he's a pretty similar pitcher vs. both sides of the plate.

He's not a great pitcher, but he should be pretty decent, which is better than most of the guys trotted out last season. He's an improvement. This signing will come down to the $$$$ for me.

Re: Mike Stanton a Red

Originally Posted by Austin Kearns

Hard to say if it's a good signing since we don't know the money yet, but the guy has been a good pitcher the last 3 seasons.

He keeps the ball in the park and has been pretty unlucky the last couple years. he's a better pitcher than his ERA indicates. Since he's 39 and we gave him a 2-year deal, I'm guessing we didn't have to pay a ton of money. If that's the case, this signing shouldn't be too bad.

He's also not really a true LOOGY, as he's a pretty similar pitcher vs. both sides of the plate.

He's not a great pitcher, but he should be pretty decent, which is better than most of the guys trotted out last season. He's an improvement. This signing will come down to the $$$$ for me.

Expect the money to not be too low...WK has shown a great ability to outbid all, even himself, when it comes to Stanton like players.

Re: Mike Stanton a Red

I saw a lot of Stanton during his years with the Yankees. He never instilled total faith when he came to the mound but he did noticeably improve during his tenure with them so that's a point in his favor. I just looked up his stats and he has a 3.81 career ERA which is not bad. It's important to note though that he started playing major league baseball when I was in elementary school.

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